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AIRPORTS

From Cooking Oil to Renewable Fuel
DFW's goal to reduce carbon emissions includes partnerships to advance
renewable fuels in the aviation industry.
By Jen Bradley

C

ooking oil as a fuel source? It's a
growing trend at airports, one likely
to continue advancing in coming
years.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
(DFW) is a carbon-neutral airport today,
with a goal to be a net-zero carbon airport by
2030. It has partnered with Neste to recycle
waste cooking oil, which Neste uses to produce low-emissions renewable diesel fuel. The
cooking oil is the raw material for the fuel, and
DFW has been collecting more than 2,000
gallons per month.
" You can imagine the amount of waste
cooking oil acquired with more than 57 concessionaires participating in our program
throughout the airport terminals, " says Kris
Russell, environmental program manager at
DFW. " Whoever has a fryer in their kitchen
has oil to replace. "

A Plan with a Purpose

All photos courtesy
of DFW

In April 2019, DFW launched the initiative to
consolidate and recycle waste cooking oil
from each of its five terminals - more
than 6 million square feet of space
- and then hired a vendor for
the recycling task. The contract was given to Mahoney
Environmental, a subsidy
of Neste, to provide a
consolidated collection
area at each terminal
and collect the oil as
needed, whether once a
week or more.
There is now a location in each terminal
where the oil can be taken
and the team with Mahoney
arrives to pick it up. Russell says
part of the project was providing
a safe and simple way for concession
workers to transport the oil from their kitch-

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ens throughout the terminals. It used to be
collected in a large drum barrel, put on a dolly
and wheeled through the terminal out onto
the curb and loaded onto a truck, he explains.
" This is now all happening back-ofhouse, not in front of the customers, " Russell
explains. " There's a 'caddy' we call it, parked
right at the fryer, providing a direct connection
to safely be emptied and then wheeled to the
collection tank. "
Mahoney actually supplies this new collection system, then comes and collects the
oil, processing it to remove impurities. The
treated oil is sent to a Neste renewable refinery, of which there are three worldwide - in
Singapore, the Netherlands and Finland.
Russell says the results have been great.
The working conditions are safer, cleaner
and simpler. The end product of renewable
fuel aligns perfectly with the airport's larger
goals of reducing waste in all areas.
" The other nice thing is that the process is
consistent in each terminal, " he adds. " It's a
very simple operation for the staff; no one has
to manually heave heavy drums of oil around
and the customer experience has also been
improved. "
He explains that there is less noise, odor,
chance for spills and just a nicer aesthetic for
passengers, as well as employees. It all fits
nicely into the EONS (Economic, Operational,
Natural Resources, Social Responsibility)
framework DFW uses to look for sustainability solutions.
This project checked all the boxes and in
addition to cleaning up a messy oil process,
has contributed to a fuel source that can be
used like any other, a " drop-in " solution,
according to Russell.

Cooking Oil to Fuel
Raquel Silverberg, Neste's head of feedstock
growth at Americas, says Neste and Mahoney
offer a one-stop shop for airports through



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of march2021

Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column: A Plan for the Unexpected
The Tech that Tracks ULDs
Pandemic Protection
The Factors Faced by Eastern Europe's GHSPs
From Cooking Oil to Renewable Fuel
The Reason Behind Resin
Product Hangar
Publisher's Note: A Goodbye, and a Hello
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march2021 - Business Buzz
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march2021 - Industry Expert Column: A Plan for the Unexpected
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march2021 - The Tech that Tracks ULDs
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march2021 - Pandemic Protection
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march2021 - The Factors Faced by Eastern Europe's GHSPs
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march2021 - From Cooking Oil to Renewable Fuel
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march2021 - The Reason Behind Resin
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march2021 - Product Hangar
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